Koch Brothers Public date: 25.04.2018 16:28:32

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17 May 2013

Buzzfeed’s Partnership With Koch Brothers Under Fire

The Koch Brothers seem to be in the middle of a strategy shift. Previously the billionaire oil barons who made their money the old fashioned way (they inherited it) used various think tanks like the Cato Institute and the Reason Foundation to launder their deregulation and tax cut agenda. Now the Kochs, after advancing astroturfing groups like FreedomWorks to browbeat the press, are trying to get into the media business outright. Various properties have caught their eye for purchase including the Tribune Company and now they are seeing partnership opportunities with popular blogs. Enter Buzzfeed and their "immigration summit" event which was sponsored by the Charles Koch Institute.
The Koch Brothers seem to be in the middle of a strategy shift. Previously the billionaire oil barons who made their...

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